Simple Pesto Pasta

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Ingredients

Serves 2
  • 4 Tablespoons Pikt & Chopt Basil paste
  • 1 Tablespoon Pikt & Chopt Garlic paste
  • 1 Handful of pine nuts
  • 1 Tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 Lemon
  • Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • Pasta of choice, to serve
  • Salt & Pepper to taste

Preparation

Method

  1. Place pine nuts, olive oil, Pikt & Chopt Basil and Pikt & Chopt Garlic paste into a heavy pestle and mortar, lightly crush the mixture.
  2. Add the freshly grated parmesan with a drizzle of lemon juice and a pinch of salt and pepper to the mixture to taste
  3. Meanwhile, cook pasta in plenty of salted boiling water, once pasta is cooked, drain pasta.
  4. Plate it up and top with an extra drizzle of olive oil!

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Pikt & Chopt is a range of ready to use herbs and spices developed to release the creative gourmet in food preparation. The products are made from fresh & raw ingredients and are packaged in a paste form designed to maximize taste, texture and aroma.